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Orestimba High

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Orestimba High ranks 1289 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 40% of California high schools

Summary

Orestimba High is a public high school serving about 925 students in grades 9-12 in Newman, California, operating within the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District.

The school presents a notable mix of strengths and challenges, most strikingly a very high 98.7% graduation rate that outshines most state and local averages, paired with academic proficiency that varies significantly by subject. Students perform well in English Language Arts, exceeding both district and state averages, but the school faces considerable challenges in mathematics and science proficiency. Compared to nearby schools like Patterson High and the regional leader Hilmar High, Orestimba spends more per student but has not yet translated that into higher overall academic achievement, and it struggles with a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average.

Within its own district, Orestimba is the clear academic leader, especially in ELA, dramatically outperforming the continuation school West Side Valley High. The school's statewide ranking has seen recent declines after some stronger years, indicating it is navigating ongoing challenges. For parents, the key takeaways are the school's powerful success in supporting students to graduation, its specific strength in English instruction, and the acknowledged need for improvement in math and science outcomes relative to its peers.

925

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,794

Per pupil spending ?

60.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

707 Hardin Rd.
Newman, CA 95360-1144

(209) 862-2916

District: Newman-Crows Landing Unified

Feeder schools for Orestimba High:

Elementary:	Bonita Elementary
	Hunt Elementary
	Hurd Barrington Elementary
	Von Renner Elementary
Middle:	Yolo Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.9%

White:

12.8%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

California avg41%

1,289^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Newman-Crows Landing Unified

1143^rd of 1,543Newman-Crows Landing Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	1289 of 2162	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1347 of 2159	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	943 of 2170	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	999 of 2123	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	616 of 1290	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	1309 of 2133	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	951 of 2017	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.6	804 of 2021	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.9	969 of 2039	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.3	1107 of 1994	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.3	1097 of 2426	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.2	999 of 2354	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.9	800 of 2367	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.2	670 of 2281	70.6%	★★★★☆
2009	61.8	419 of 2238	81.3%	★★★★☆
2008	59.4	484 of 2117	77.1%	★★★★☆
2007	55.8	534 of 2063	74.1%	★★★★☆
2006	59.3	482 of 1968	75.5%	★★★★☆
2005	60.6	400 of 1901	79.0%	★★★★☆
2004	50.5	482 of 1653	70.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.9	556 of 1161	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	415 of 1117	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.4	763 of 1052	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.8	563 of 1085	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	384 of 1064	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	341 of 1044	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	155 of 467	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	627 of 941	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	336 of 938	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1121 of 1906	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1297 of 1915	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	900 of 1915	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	903 of 1858	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	537 of 1054	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1184 of 1833	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	965 of 1760	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	1146 of 1900	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	1165 of 1902	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	804 of 1917	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	773 of 1861	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	1124 of 1814	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	882 of 1742	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	1247 of 2013	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1370 of 2026	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	839 of 2030	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	872 of 1943	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	593 of 1126	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	1223 of 1937	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	882 of 1862	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1277 of 1942	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1197 of 1948	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	861 of 1963	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	964 of 1916	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	585 of 1122	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1238 of 1880	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	849 of 1834	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	992 of 1252	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1122 of 1216	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	834 of 1197	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	883 of 1155	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	949 of 1173	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.9	470 of 1193	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	796 of 1204	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	872 of 1222	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.5	501 of 1173	57.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orestimba High	Public	9-12	707 Hardin Rd.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2916	925	46	20.1	60.9%	118 (12.8%)	22 (2.4%)	748 (80.9%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	39.1	1289^th of 2162 public high schools	40.4%		35.7	1347^th of 2159 public high schools	37.6%	58		14.4		15.6	53.9	53.9	15.1	15.1	$25,794	$23,558	$2,236
West Side Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	908 Main St.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2309	41	2	20.5	78.0%	4 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	7	2156^th of 2162 public high schools	0.3%					(n/a)		0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$43,288	$39,104	$4,184
Foothill Community Day	Public	7-12	890 Main St.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2309	1	1	1.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$43,288	$39,104	$4,184
Pioneer High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	501 North Ave.	Gustine	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-6414	18	1	22.5	44.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)									$44,098	$21,058	$23,040
Gustine High	Public	9-12	501 North Ave.	Gustine	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-6414	531	27	19.5	79.5%	55 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	447 (84.2%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	40	1257^th of 2162 public high schools	41.9%		35.1	1369^th of 2159 public high schools	36.6%	112	0.0	28.7		23.6	48.3	48.3	10.4	10.4	$23,106	$21,902	$1,204
Colony Basic Skills Alternative High	Public	9-12	7807 North Lander Ave	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0277	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Irwin High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	7807 North Lander Ave	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0276	16	3	5.2	81.3%	4 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$41,897	$41,318	$579
Hilmar High	Public	9-12	7807 North Lander Ave.	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-5903	696	36	19.3	60.6%	347 (49.9%)	1 (0.1%)	338 (48.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	45.5	1129^th of 2162 public high schools	47.8%		46.4	1089^th of 2159 public high schools	49.6%	40		24.9		24.7	53.7	53.7	15.3	15.3	$22,086	$21,436	$650
Patterson High	Public	9-12	200 North Seventh St.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4750	1,830	88	20.7	73.6%	161 (8.8%)	107 (5.8%)	1,387 (75.8%)	93 (5.1%)	10 (0.5%)	33 (1.8%)	39 (2.1%)	51.2	1017^th of 2162 public high schools	53.0%		45.3	1117^th of 2159 public high schools	48.3%	100	13.7		8.3	13.6	62.5	62.5	26.9	26.9	$19,297	$18,304	$993
Del Puerto High	Public	9-12	640 M St.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4720	92	7	13.7	83.7%	10 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (84.8%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8.6	2089^th of 2162 public high schools	3.4%		10.8	2019^th of 2159 public high schools	6.5%	70	0.0			0.0	10.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	$36,708	$33,940	$2,768

Frequently Asked Questions about Orestimba High

What is the racial makeup of Orestimba High?

Students at Orestimba High are 81% Hispanic, 13% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Orestimba High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 925 students attended Orestimba High.

What schools feed into Orestimba High?

Orestimba High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bonita Elementary
Elementary : Hunt Elementary
Elementary : Hurd Barrington Elementary
Elementary : Von Renner Elementary
Middle : Yolo Junior High

Is Orestimba High a good school?

Orestimba High ranks 1289^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Orestimba High in?

Newman-Crows Landing Unified

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